An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University

Papers from Savada's New York City business, Records Revisited, which dealt in 78rpm
phonograph records. Includes correspondence from customers, other dealers, friends;
inventories and receipts; obituaries, clippings, and other information about artists
of the era.

Morton J. Savada (1923-2008) was an American record collector and dealer in New York
City. He operated his business, Records Revisited, in midtown Manhattan for more
than thirty years,

Savada was born in Manhattan and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in
electrical engineering. He worked for the family business -- Savada Brothers Inc.,
a clothing company -- for twenty years before opening Records Revisited. The store
specialized in 78rpm records from artists such as King Oliver, Ma Rainey, Artie Shaw
and Benny Goodman, and carried genres ranging from big band and jazz to Latin, country,
and spoken word. Although the store was a business, Savada also regarded the 250,000
albums on its shelves as a collection or archive; rather than sell the last copy of
a recording he would make a copy on tape, and often loaned copies to CD producers
or for use in movie sound tracks. For many years the store was a meeting place for
Record Research, a group of about a dozen collectors and researchers.

Correspondence-subject files contains correspondence from long-time customers, other collectors, and a few friends
and family members. Financial files contain several years' worth of receipts, and sales tax exemption and resale certificates.
The bulk of Lists and inventories is made up of Savada's inventory cards, alphabetized by artist name. Also included
are photocopies of some discographies by label, a complete listing of Army V-Discs,
morale boosters put out during World War II, and assorted other lists. Memorabilia contains Savada's desk calendars for 2003-2006, the business certificate for Records
Revisited, and business cards for same as well as for Savada Brothers Inc. Printed material contains some very early items, such as the label from a Columbia Graphophone, as
well as much later items such as newsletters and a concert program.

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The complete inventory of 78rpm phonographs was donated to the Belfer Audio Archives
at Syracuse University as the Morton J. Savada 78 RPM Collection. Please contact
the repository listed above for more information.

This material consists of several hundred forms containing detailed information on
musicals that opened or played in New York City, including title, open/close dates,
venue, ticket price, names (stars, writer, producer, author, composer, lyricist, etc.),
and whether Savada attended. The forms are in two binders, but additional slips are
laid in with other information such as a list of openings by year and occasional newspaper
clippings.